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Microsteris gracilis (Slender Phlox) Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Foothills. Openings, woodlands.
Spring. This tiny work of art is an early spring bloomer found in scattered patches, and, as the photograph above indicates, in huge numbers. In Sagebrush and Oak woodlands you will find it scattered; in moist clearings, you may find it by the thousands. Microsteris gracilis frequently grows in the company of Collinsia parviflora (Blue-Eyed Mary). Microsteris gracilis is often much easier to spot by its red basal leaves than by its very tiny white flowers. The basal leaves might be taken for berries until you get down on your knees or belly. That's where we need to be to take in much of floral beauty.
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Microsteris gracilis (Slender Phlox) Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Foothills. Openings, woodlands.
Spring.
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Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Microsteris gracilis |